Trying to give a crap about my job. I'm a teacher so it's really important that I be intellectually and emotionally invested in my work, but my heart's just not in it right now. I value my career but I want to be with my baby girl. I miss her soooo much

Finding time for dh. I really think he gets jelous sometimes, but I just love playing with ds, he's always my sidekick! I never send him to be babysat. Sometimes I think dh would like it, but not me! So I try on the weekends to stay up late for quality tine with dh, but sometimes I fall asleep....

My LO cries and screams if I'm not holding her and that's the hardest. Yesterday as I made dinner she cried for an hour, even though we'd just been playing for 3 hours, and she was sitting with DH, and she could see me in the kitchen. This is a daily thing and i wish she'd be a bit more independent.

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When someone smiles at me all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.

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